For the expansion of our fast-growing team, we are currently looking for:

Cloud Platform Architect

Job Description

As a software architect, you will be part of a team that coordinates the architecture and cloud operations of our OptiFlow platform. This microservice-oriented platform, available through a state of the art web interface, enables our growing customer base to achieve a cost-effective transport planning. Your most important task is to mentor the development teams and to grow their skills, so they can tackle more complex challenges. Not only will you participate in requirements capturing sessions, while pointing out the technical consequences of decisions that are made. You will also be working with the development teams, to design important and high-impact changes and improvements to the platform. 

We would love to speak to you if the following questions are triggering you:

• Do you want to become part of a team that builds software to reduce traffic and thus CO2 emission?  
• Do you love to code and do you want to become part of a team that aims to build a solid cloud platform that is made to last?  
• Do you believe that standing still is falling behind? We will challenge you never to stand still.  
• Do you want to learn from co-workers and have them learn from you?

Required Skills

• Solid technical knowledge and experience with one or more of the following technologies: Java Spring, AngularJS, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker, Kubernetes, Amazon cloud services (AWS), Microservices, Git, Linux, Networking and Security… 
• Experience and a strong feel for Application Lifecycle Management with tools like Jira, BitBucket, Gradle, Artifactory, CircleCI… is considered a strong plus. 
• Proven experience with Test Driven Development, Unit and Integration Testing, Continious Integration and Deployment is also considered a strong plus. 
• A holistic view and common sense, and yet the ability to dive deep into the details if needed. You like to make things work, first time right. 
• Great passion and drive to help build the logistics solutions and products of the future. 
• Ability to work in a team or independently and you’re able to take on responsibility. 
• Be an open thinker, be prepared to let your ideas grow stronger by running it through with your collegues. Be prepared to think outside the box, when inside the box doesn't cut it anymore. 
• Have a pragmatic approach and be able to identify risks. 
• Experience in cloud environments or a modern automated data center. 

Your Responsibilities

• Defining the architecture of the platform and the interaction with customer systems. 
• Being responible for the performance and the availibilty of the overal platform. 
• Developing features and mechanisms that improve the experience of all customers. 
• Reviewing code of co-workers and ensuring that everything is always ready to be deployed in our cloud platform. 
• Engaging into the Agile team you work in and doing the necessary to ensure that the sprints are completed successfully.